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Zipline...or should I say, "Stripline"

Spiff (http://wtf.videosift.com/member/Spiff) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:14:04 -0700

(18 votes - 3 comments - 3360 views)
Yes, it's clear he's rigged it this way. What I can't imagine is why...

Nature's Burglar - Raccoon Stealing a Welcome Mat

Spiff (http://wtf.videosift.com/member/Spiff) — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:14:29 -0700

(56 votes - 11 comments - 1026 views)
The downside to having a pet door.

"I've got a shotgun. Do you want me to stop 'em?"

Spiff (http://wtf.videosift.com/member/Spiff) — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 13:34:06 -0800

(48 votes - 57 comments - 3146 views)
On November 14, Pasadena, TX resident Joe Horn saw two men breaking into his neighbor's home. He called 911, told the operator what he could see through his window, and offered to go over there with his shotgun and stop them (an offer which was declined). As Horn watched the men, he grew more and more agitated, saying he was going to go outside and kill the burglars [despite the operator's repeated attempts to dissuade him]. When the men left the neighbor's home, Horn cocked his shotgun, went outside, and fatally shot the two burglars. All of this can be heard on the 911 call tape.

Used car salesman tells it like it is.

Spiff (http://wtf.videosift.com/member/Spiff) — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:29:19 -0800

(26 votes - 0 comments - 1069 views)
Pitchman for Ralph Williams’ Bay Shore Chrysler Plymouth delivers a pitch that's a bit too candid to move merchandise. I think this was probably a gag reel for the advertiser or something - it's subtle, but I thought I heard a woman laughing off-camera in some of the last few seconds of this vid. NSFW for language - which is another reason I doubt this actually aired.

Amazing 8-Year Old Guitarist Jamming with Buddy Guy

Spiff (http://wtf.videosift.com/member/Spiff) — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 16:02:36 -0700

(24 votes - 2 comments - 1350 views)
Quinn Sullivan, an 8-year old guitarist, performs live on stage with Blues Legend Buddy Guy

Flippin' Insanity! - Guy does backflip on a slackline

Spiff (http://wtf.videosift.com/member/Spiff) — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 18:24:19 -0700

(86 votes - 7 comments - 921 views)
That guy sure is sure-footed!

Attempted Mugging by Geese (No Sound)

Spiff (http://wtf.videosift.com/member/Spiff) — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 06:20:50 -0700

(23 votes - 8 comments - 321 views)
A couple of punk geese accost a man outside a Harley Davidson facility. I've heard geese can be aggressive, but these were clearly looking for a fight.

Popular Chinese snack dumplings are 60% cardboard

Spiff (http://wtf.videosift.com/member/Spiff) — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 19:03:19 -0700

(21 votes - 8 comments - 688 views)
From CNN: BEIJING, China (AP) -- Chopped cardboard, softened with an industrial chemical and flavored with fatty pork and powdered seasoning, is a main ingredient in batches of steamed buns sold in one Beijing neighborhood, state television said.

The report, aired late Wednesday on China Central Television, highlights the country's problems with food safety despite government efforts to improve the situation.

Countless small, often illegally run operations exist across China and make money cutting corners by using inexpensive ingredients or unsavory substitutes. They are almost impossible to regulate.

State TV's undercover investigation features the shirtless, shorts-clad maker of the buns, called baozi, explaining the contents of the product sold in Beijing's sprawling Chaoyang district.

Baozi are a common snack in China, with an outer skin made from wheat or rice flour and and a filling of sliced pork. Cooked by steaming in immense bamboo baskets, they are similar to but usually much bigger than the dumplings found on dim sum menus familiar to many Americans.

The hidden camera follows the man, whose face is not shown, into a ramshackle building where steamers are filled with the fluffy white buns, traditionally stuffed with minced pork.

The surroundings are filthy, with water puddles and piles of old furniture and cardboard on the ground.

"What's in the recipe?" the reporter asks. "Six to four," the man says.

"You mean 60 percent cardboard? What is the other 40 percent?" asks the reporter. "Fatty meat," the man replies.

The bun maker and his assistants then give a demonstration on how the product is made.

Squares of cardboard picked from the ground are first soaked to a pulp in a plastic basin of caustic soda -- a chemical base commonly used in manufacturing paper and soap -- then chopped into tiny morsels with a cleaver. Fatty pork and powdered seasoning are stirred in.

Soon, steaming servings of the buns appear on the screen. The reporter takes a bite.

"This baozi filling is kind of tough. Not much taste," he says. "Can other people taste the difference?"

"Most people can't. It fools the average person," the maker says. "I don't eat them myself."

The police eventually showed up and shut down the operation.

Werner Herzog is shot during a BBC Interview

Spiff (http://wtf.videosift.com/member/Spiff) — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 14:17:33 -0700

(107 votes - 20 comments - 2465 views)
For those unfamiliar, here's the background story:

Journalist Mark Kermode was interviewing director Herzog in 2005 on top of Lookout Mountain near Los Angeles, when suddenly he was shot in the abdomen by a random gunman armed with an air rifle of some kind. The suspect fled, but Herzog expressed no interest in pursuing him or reporting the incident and insisted on continuing the interview and that the projectile which had struck him was "not a significant bullet."

He describes the incident here in his own words around 6:10.